He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
Genesis
LawWho, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
Acts
History / LukeAnd she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son.
Genesis
Law / MosesHer cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
Acts
History / LukeGo up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
Joshua
HistoryAll the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
Numbers
LawBut now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
Job
Wisdom / JobI will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahIf the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
Leviticus
Law / MosesThen Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAs for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
Exodus
LawWhat man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
Luke
GospelsBut she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesBut the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahReturn unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Psalms
PoetryThen said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?